Leishmaniasis in Portugal: Enzyme polymorphism of Leishmania infantum based on the identification of 213 strains

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1708-1714

  Campino, L ^a   Pratlong, F ^b   Abranches, P ^a   Rioux, J A ^b   Santos Gomes, G ^a   Alves Pires, C ^a   Cortes, S ^a   Ramada, J ^a   Cristovao J M ^a   Afonso, M O ^a   Dedet, J P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Leishmania infantum; Portugal; Zymodemes

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITE INFESTATION; POLYMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VECTOR; PHLEBOTOMUS; PORTUGAL; PSYCHODIDAE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; ISOENZYMES; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PORTUGAL; ZOONOSES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS ARIASI; PHLEBOTOMUS PERNICIOSUS;

EID: 33750301355     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01728.x     Document Type: Article

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